A live music venue is offering gig-goers the chance to have their own dedicated urinal as part of a crowd-funding initiative to raise cash.

Fans keen to spend a penny have snapped up the four urinals at the renowned Le Pub venue in Newport, with four patrons each forking out £75 for an individual named plaque above the facility.

The nightspot – voted Wales’ Best Small Venue by readers of music magazine NME last year – is also offering dedications on toilet cubicles at £75 a pop as part of a drive to raise £10,000 to soundproof the building’s roof.

So far two of the four toilet cubicles have been snaffled, while owner Samantha Dabb is also offering branded glasses for £10 and a cocktail party for £40 as she bids to raise cash through the Indiegogo website.

Ms Dabb, who has been with Le Pub for 18 years, said the dedications on the loos can be about anything – a person, a place or a subject.

“It’s something you can’t really get normally – it’s something you won’t have the opportunity to do again,” she said.

“We wanted to be different. We don’t want something for nothing and we wanted people to enjoy giving us money.”

Patrons can also splash out £100 to be immortalised in a framed picture on the wall of the venue or for the same amount drinkers can name and invent their very own cocktail which will go on sale behind the bar.

It’s even possible to hand over £100 and have a CD of your own making added to Le Pub’s jukebox for a month while keen musicians can pay £350 for a live video of their band playing at the venue.

There are also two spots – as yet unclaimed – open for bands to pay £5,000 to play an album’s worth of material at the venue and see the results pressed into 300 vinyl copies.

Samantha said she fears the venue could be forced to shut its doors after it was served a noise abatement notice and they need to find £10,000 for alterations to the building.

Newport council said while the authority had received complaints from residents about noise it did not have the power to require the premises to close – but Samantha said it will have to if it cannot soundproof the building.

“We are extremely disappointed in finding ourselves in the position where we are having to crowdfund to ensure our venue stays open,” she said. “Le Pub will not remain open unless we are able to soundproof the building and we need to raise £10,000 to do so.”

Artists who have performed at Le Pub include Goldie Lookin’ Chain, British Sea Power and Kids in Glass Houses.

A Newport council spokeswoman said: “Newport city council received complaints in relation to Le Pub and subsequently served a noise abatement notice in October 2013.

“This required the control of noise levels from amplified music to prevent a nuisance being caused to nearby residents.

“Further complaints have recently been received and advice has been provided to ensure that the operators of the premises are fully aware of their responsibilities.

“It has been made clear that formal action may be taken if complaints continue to be received and an investigation by officers proves that the pub has caused a statutory nuisance, breaching the requirements of the notice.

“It should be noted that the council does not have the power to require a premises to close under statutory nuisance legislation.”